Thursday, 8 January 2015

Daal Palak-Green Gram and Spinach Spicy Soup

This is a North Indian daal served either with rice or roti(flatbread) or can be had in a bowl as a soup on a cold wintery day sprinkling with some fresh chopped onion with a dash of chat masala.An exceptionally tasty one as it is a combination of pulses and vegetables.

Here is a simple and tasty recipe and the credit goes to my friend Ms.Richa Goyal.

Ingredients:

Green gram(Moong) 1/2cup

Tomato(m),chopped 1nos

Onion(m),Chopped 1nos

Chopped Spinach(palak)

(preferably leaves

and only tender stems) 2.5cups(1 bunch normally available in markets)

Salt to taste

For Seasoning:

Oil+Ghee(clarified butter) 1tsp each

Red chilli powder 1tsp

Cumin(jeera) 1tsp

Asafoetida(hing) 2pinches(the one i use is strong)

Coriander(dhania)powder 1/2tsp

Fennel(saunf)powder 1/4tsp

Turmeric(haldi)powder 1/2tsp

Method:

Wash the green gram and put in a pressure cooker along with chopped onion,chopped spinach and tomatoes with 2 cups of water.

Cook for 1 whistle then simmer the flame and cook for for 5minutes.

Switch off.Let the pressure completely come down.

Transfer the contents into a soup pot and add salt to taste,bring to boil.